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On Sept. 19, 2005, the Redskins pulled off one of the most breathtaking sequences in team history. With less than four minutes to play, they trailed the Cowboys, 13-0, on Monday night at Texas Stadium. Their offense had been anemic up to that point, and one could safely chalk up a W for Dallas. But on 4th-and-15, quarterback Mark Brunell threw a 39-yard TD pass to receiver Santana Moss. Two minutes later, Brunell launched a gorgeous bomb that hit Moss in stride, and he coasted into the end zone on a 70-yard play that tied the game at 13. The conversion put the Skins up by 1, and the “Monday Night Miracle” was complete.

In its 36-year history as the Redskins' home, RFK Stadium was the site of many wild games.

You had days, for instance, when the Redskins recovered from a huge deficit to pull out a last-minute 37-35 win over the Raiders in 1983, or when they yielded 522 passing yards to an aging quarterback, Boomer Esiason, in a heart-wrenching 37-34 overtime loss to the Cardinals in 1996.

Another wild one took place 25 years ago. It's remembered for a freak ending that would haunt the Redskins in a season when the 10-6 squad barely missed the playoffs.

Former Redskins MLB Neal Olkewicz is Mike Richman's special guest on this episode of "Burgundy & Gold Flashback." Olkewicz talks about his memorable career in D.C. (1979-89), the Redskins' 40-10 win over Jacksonville a few days earlier, and the injury to QB Robert Griffin III that opened the door for his backup, Kirk Cousins. Olky, who played his college ball at Maryland, also speaks about the Terps' move from the ACC to the Big 10 Conference. At the time, Maryland football was days away from kicking off against Big 10 competition.

In this episode of "Burgundy & Gold Flashback," Jeff Bostic, one of the greatest centers in Redskins history, shares his thoughts with host Mike Richman on the 2014 Redskins with the season just kicking off. He talks about the hiring of rookie NFL coach Jay Gruden and compares him to Joe Gibbs, the Redskins' legend whose first season as an NFL head coach was in 1981, Bostic's second season in D.C. He also discusses the Redskins' apparent offensive explosiveness (i.e., new speedy WR DeSean Jackson) in relation to the need for continuity on the O-line just like that which existed during his playing days in D.C. with the "Hogs." Bostic, a charter member of the "Hogs," also elaborates on his appearance on a new TV commercial for pizza chain Papa John's and his 14-year career as a Redskin (1980-1993).

Although injuries ended up being a key factor to a 5-11 season for the Redskins in 2006, one Sunday early that season injected Redskins Nation with optimism that a second straight playoff year may be in the offing in what was Hall of Fame head coach Joe Gibbs' second-to-last season.

On Oct. 1, 2006, the Redskins beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 36-30, in an overtime thriller at FedExField. Santana Moss -- still a member of the Redskins' roster today -- caught a 68-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Mark Brunell early in overtime to account for the win.

On May 14, 2014, the foundation Youth for Tomorrow held its annual "Burgundy & Gold Banquet" at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Tysons Corner, Va. That night, legendary Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who founded Youth for Tomorrow in the 1980s, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Youth for Tomorrow, located on a campus in Bristow, Va., consists of a series of buildings that house and assist at-risk kids.

A sideline reporter for the Redskins Broadcast Network during the preseason, Ken Harvey has had a front-row seat in analyzing first-year coach Jay Gruden and his players.

Two decades ago, the former Redskins superstar linebacker also was on site for the debut of another Redskins rookie head coach: Norv Turner ... Harvey sees a noticeable difference between the start of the Turner era and that of Gruden, who also was in high demand after a three-year stint as the Bengals' offensive coordinator.

When considering players who began their careers with the Cleveland Browns and later made an impact with the Redskins, Bobby Mitchell is often the first name to come to mind. After playing running back for four seasons in Cleveland (1958-61) – where he served as the sidekick to the great Jim Brown – Mitchell was traded to the Redskins and converted to flanker. He set team receiving records and helped fuel the Redskins’ explosive offense in the 1960s. He’s now in the Hall of Fame.

But there’s another running back who once played along Lake Erie, was traded to the Redskins and turned in a star-studded career in the nation’s capital. His name is Earnest Byner.

The greatest place kicker in Redskins history, Mark Moseley, is Mike Richman's special guest on this episode of "Burgundy & Gold Flashback." Moseley holds the team scoring record with 1,206 points and set an NFL record with 23 straight FGs during the 1982 season. Speaking a few days after attending training camp in Richmond, he said he's excited about the coming season and likes the way the players are taking to first-year head coach Jay Gruden, saying it reminds him a lot of the circumstances in 1981, Joe Gibbs' rookie coaching season. Moseley, who played for special teams mastermind George Allen in D.C. in the 1970s, also talks about how atrocious the Redskins' special teams were last season and the improvements that must be made. He expounds, too, on his role on the steering committee of RedskinsFacts.com, a newly formed web site supported by the team that seeks to counter arguments that the nickname is derogatory. Just prior to the interview, Moseley traveled to an Indian reservation in Montana with two other members of the steering committee, Chris Cooley and Gary Clark, and saw for himself the true needs of Native Americans that must be addressed such as alcoholism, drug abuse and poverty.

In the 2014 debut of "Burgundy & Gold Flashback," Mike Richman interviewed Redskins legendary kick returner Mike Nelms, a member of the NFL 1980s All-Decade team. Nelms shared his thoughts on the Redskins with the 2014 regular season weeks away, saying he thinks first-year coach Jay Gruden will do a better job than his predecessor, Mike Shanahan, of communicating with his players. Nelms also said he likes that Gruden is on the "younger side" at age 46. Nelms added that DeSean Jackson, who has returned four punts for TDs in his six-year career to accompany his prolific receiving numbers, was a "great acquisition."

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Redskins historian and journalist Mike Richman is the author of the two most comprehensive books on Redskins history – The Redskins Encyclopedia and the Washington Redskins Football Vault: The History of a Proud Franchise. Mike also served as lead editor and co-author of Joe Gibbs: An Enduring Legacy, a photo-heavy book that reviews the amazing life achievements of legendary Redskins coach Joe Gibbs. Mike has also hosted a podcast focusing on Redskins history called "Burgundy & Gold Flashback," which brings listeners front and center with the team's tradition, and he has produced and hosted a TV show called "Burgundy & Gold Magazine." For his work on "Burgundy & Gold Magazine," Mike won first place for sports coverage in the nationally recognized 2013 Hometown Media Awards sponsored by the Alliance for Community Media. He's been interviewed extensively by print and broadcast media on Redskins...